PORTANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PORTANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTANCE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTANCE
Front hooks — 1
sportanceBack hooks — 1
portancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PORTANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PORTANCE
- All 8 letters of PORTANCE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PORTANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
The way a person carries and presents themselves; bearing or demeanour.
This old literary word, found in the poet Spenser, belongs to the family of "port" in the sense of carriage. Modern writers have little use for portance and reach for "bearing" or "demeanour" instead.
How PORTANCE is used
Portance survives only in archaic or deliberately poetic writing.
- The knight's proud portance drew every eye in the hall.
- She kept a calm portance even as the room fell silent.
- His portance was that of a man used to command.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PORTANCE
The 8 tiles of PORTANCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PORTANCE
1 longer words begin with PORTANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTANCE
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Common questions about PORTANCE
- Is PORTANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTANCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTANCE worth?
- PORTANCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTANCE mean?
- The way a person carries and presents themselves; bearing or demeanour.
- What letters can be added to PORTANCE?
- PORTANCE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PORTANCE:
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